Stuck Filter
Feb 3, 2020 09:57:27 #
Hi all, need some advice. My friend has a Xume magnetic filter stuck on her Canon 24-105 lens. She dinged the filter, it is dented and will not turn. I ordered a filter wrench from B&H and it does not budge it. Am wondering what my options are. I am living near Daytona , FL for a few months and and not aware of any camera stores where I could take it and have it fixed. May have to send it to Canon as a last resort. Do any of you hoggers have a secret solution? Many thanks!
Feb 3, 2020 10:07:09 #
Filters are often a different metal than the lens so try putting ice on the filter and see if it will move after you get it really cold. You can try the frig first??
Feb 3, 2020 10:08:20 #
I tried several tools for a similar stuck filter on the same lens. If you have a good kitchen products store, or order online, consider the OXO Good Grips Jar Opener with Base Pad. Grabs that filter just like the lid of a mason jar and takes it right off.
Feb 3, 2020 10:11:37 #
Feb 3, 2020 10:17:36 #
n4jee
Loc: New Bern, NC
Do you mean the magnetic holder is dinged? If that's the case, there's a very good chance that the lens barrel was dinned as well, It doesn't sound like a DIY project.
Feb 3, 2020 10:18:12 #
rwww80a
Loc: Hampton, NH
You say the filter is bent. Where? Just the outer edge or where it threads into the lens it is mounted on. If the lens threads are bent too, it may have to be carefully cut off (worst case)
Feb 3, 2020 11:32:12 #
Good question -the filter is bent on the outer edge-there is an indentation of approx 1/16 of an inch, so I do not believe the threads are impacted.
Feb 4, 2020 06:18:37 #
Feb 4, 2020 06:48:29 #
I am confused since the Xume is a two piece system. Is the ring on the lens stuck or the ring on the filter?
Feb 4, 2020 07:28:56 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
finalimage wrote:
Hi all, need some advice. My friend has a Xume magnetic filter stuck on her Canon 24-105 lens. She dinged the filter, it is dented and will not turn. I ordered a filter wrench from B&H and it does not budge it. Am wondering what my options are. I am living near Daytona , FL for a few months and and not aware of any camera stores where I could take it and have it fixed. May have to send it to Canon as a last resort. Do any of you hoggers have a secret solution? Many thanks!
Here you go. Your welcome.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/807009-REG/Sensei_FW6277_62_77mm_Filter_Wrench_Set.html
Feb 4, 2020 09:22:53 #
billnikon wrote:
Here you go. Your welcome.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/807009-REG/Sensei_FW6277_62_77mm_Filter_Wrench_Set.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/807009-REG/Sensei_FW6277_62_77mm_Filter_Wrench_Set.html
I wonder if that is the same filter wrench the OP says he ordered from B&H. Maybe???
Dennis
Feb 4, 2020 09:37:37 #
If the filter ring is stuck to the filter the OP will need a way to hold the filter and turn the mounting ring. That might take 2 sets, just saying...
billnikon wrote:
Here you go. Your welcome.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/807009-REG/Sensei_FW6277_62_77mm_Filter_Wrench_Set.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/807009-REG/Sensei_FW6277_62_77mm_Filter_Wrench_Set.html
Feb 4, 2020 09:39:13 #
Feb 4, 2020 09:40:54 #
[the ring that attaches to the lens is stuck. I wish the ring were stuck to the magnetic cap but that could not happen. Thanks quote=Notorious T.O.D.]If the filter ring is stuck to the filter the OP will need a way to hold the filter and turn the mounting ring. That might take 2 sets, just saying...[/quote]
Feb 4, 2020 09:42:20 #
[There is no filter on the lens, only the Xume ring that attaches to the lens. quote=finalimage][the ring that attaches to the lens is stuck. I wish the ring were stuck to the magnetic cap but that could not happen. Thanks quote=Notorious T.O.D.]If the filter ring is stuck to the filter the OP will need a way to hold the filter and turn the mounting ring. That might take 2 sets, just saying...[/quote][/quote]
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